Hope College's new art museum to feature major donation

(AP) — A donation of Asian art worth more than $1.2 million has significantly boosted the collection of a new museum opening at a liberal arts college in western Michigan.

More than 500 artworks and 7,000 art-related books, publications and catalogs donated by California residents David Kamansky and Gerald Wheaton have increased Hope College's collection by about 30 percent.

The new museum marks a shift in internal ownership at Hope College, with the collection and display now being handled by its new museum department instead of its art department, which had overseen the school's artwork since 1965.